Timeline Notes
Snape had applied for the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts, but Dumbledore refused.
Severus Snape is hired by Dumbledore to teach Potions at Hogwarts
Date circa 1981
Certainty Reasonable guess
Location in Canon
OP17: Educational Decree Number Twenty-four
Type of Event Wizarding world
Commentary
Notes
He later says that he took up the post on Voldemort's orders (HBP2), so it's almost certain he began teaching at the start of the school year.
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